St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic: result and goals
Celtic beat St Johnstone 1-0 on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 in the Premiership.
Goals: Mika Baur 52'.
St Johnstone sit 8th on 12 points.
Celtic sit 1st on 24 points.
St Johnstone have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Celtic have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: St Johnstone won 1, Celtic won 4, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- Scottish Premiership
- Kick-off
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 20:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- McDiarmid Park, Perth
- 👥
- 9879
The match in numbers
- Celtic beat St Johnstone 1-0.
- Mika Baur opened the scoring for Celtic on 52'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- 90'+4'Mika Baur (Celtic) Yellow Card at 90'+4'
- 87'Macauley Tait (St Johnstone) Substitution at 87'
- 87'Kieran Tierney (Celtic) Substitution at 87'
- 86'Shim Mheuka (Celtic) Substitution at 86'
- 82'Liam Scales (Celtic) Yellow Card at 82'
- 74'Kai Fotheringham (St Johnstone) Substitution at 74'
- 74'Danny Schmidt (St Johnstone) Substitution at 74'
- 73'James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 73'
- 73'Camilo Durán (Celtic) Substitution at 73'
- 69'Reece McAlear (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 69'
- 67'Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Substitution at 67'
- 63'Ruari Paton (St Johnstone) Substitution at 63'
- 63'Samuel Stanton (St Johnstone) Substitution at 63'
- 55'Josh Campbell (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 55'
- 52'Mika Baur (Celtic) Goal at 52'
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
St Johnstone · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Celtic · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Match stats
Last 5 matches
St Johnstone
Celtic
Head-to-head record
1
St Johnstone
0
Draws
4
Celtic
Last meetings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Celtic | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | +18 | 24 | WLWWW |
| 2 |  Rangers | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 23 | WWWDW |
| 3 |  Hearts | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 16 | LDWLD |
| 4 |  Dundee Utd | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | WWDWD |
| 5 |  Dundee | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 14 | LWWDL |
| 6 |  St Mirren | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 13 | LLLLW |
| 7 |  Falkirk | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | WDLWW |
| 8 |  St Johnstone | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 12 | WLLDW |
| 9 |  Aberdeen | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 11 | WDLWL |
| 10 |  Motherwell | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 8 | LLLLL |
| 11 |  Kilmarnock | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -13 | 8 | WDLWL |
| 12 |  Hibernian | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 7 | LLDLL |
FAQ
What was the score in St Johnstone v Celtic?
Celtic beat St Johnstone 1-0 on Wednesday 9 September (Scottish Premiership).
Who scored in St Johnstone v Celtic?
Goals: Mika Baur 52'.
When do St Johnstone play next?
St Johnstone play Motherwell on Wednesday 28 October at 19:45 (UK time).
When do Celtic play next?
Celtic play Hibernian on Sunday 25 October at 12:00 (UK time).
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